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Mouse plague hits WA grain farmers as numbers surge in SA: ‘You literally can’t get away from them’

globalApril 22, 2026
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Mouse plague hits WA grain farmers as numbers surge in SA: ‘You literally can’t get away from them’
CSIRO researcher says there are reports of up to 4,000 mouse burrows per hectare in parts of Western AustraliaGet our
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CSIRO researcher says there are reports of up to 4,000 mouse burrows per hectare in parts of Western Australia

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Grain growers are on high alert as mouse numbers in Western Australia reach plague proportions and numbers surge in South Australia.

Steve Henry, who researches mice and their impact on the grain industry at CSIRO, says more than 800 mice per hectare is considered a plague.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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